11.07.2006
Tuesday's News
The Nicaraguan election has been decisively won by Daniel Ortega. Boz points out that corruption, the first 100 days, and relations with the Bush administration, including US aid, are key to the second Ortega presidency. Bloggings by Boz
Argentina's minister of the environment has accused the IFC of meddling in its dispute with Uruguay over the construction of pulp mills and their effect on the environment. Financial Times
In Chile, president Michele Bachelet and Costa Rican president Oscar Arias both addressed a meeting of socialist leaders and argued that globalization is not, in fact, an instrument of imperialism. AP
In Mexico City, a number of small radical guerilla organizations have taken responsibility for the three bombings. They also called for the resignation of Oaxaca governor Ruiz and the freeing of those arrested in connection with the teacher protests. LA Times
In a Washington Times editorial, the newspaper criticises the US meddling in the Nicaraguan election and rightfully points out Nicaragua's limited importance in this post-Cold War era. Washington Times
Argentina's minister of the environment has accused the IFC of meddling in its dispute with Uruguay over the construction of pulp mills and their effect on the environment. Financial Times
In Chile, president Michele Bachelet and Costa Rican president Oscar Arias both addressed a meeting of socialist leaders and argued that globalization is not, in fact, an instrument of imperialism. AP
In Mexico City, a number of small radical guerilla organizations have taken responsibility for the three bombings. They also called for the resignation of Oaxaca governor Ruiz and the freeing of those arrested in connection with the teacher protests. LA Times
In a Washington Times editorial, the newspaper criticises the US meddling in the Nicaraguan election and rightfully points out Nicaragua's limited importance in this post-Cold War era. Washington Times
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